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Fried food linked to heightened risk of early death among older US women

February 26, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Fried food linked to heightened risk of early death among older US women

Regularly eating fried food is linked with a heightened risk of death from any cause and heart-related death, among postmenopausal women, finds a US study in The BMJ today. Foods such as fried chicken and fried fish/shellfish were associated with a higher risk of heart-related death, particularly among younger women in the study (aged 50-65 […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Food, fried food, heart, women

Hair products for Black women contain mix of hazardous ingredients

January 22, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Hair products for Black women contain mix of hazardous ingredients

First study to measure range of hormone disrupting chemicals in products used by Black women A new report published in the journal Environmental Research shows that Black women are potentially exposed to dozens of hazardous chemicals through the hair products they use. The study, by scientists at Silent Spring Institute, is the first to measure concentrations of endocrine-disrupting […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: endocrine, endocrine disruptors, hair, hair products, parabens, phthalates, toxic chemicals, women

Direct Evidence Of Exposure Of Pregnant Women To Herbicide Ingredient

March 30, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Direct Evidence Of Exposure Of Pregnant Women To Herbicide Ingredient

The first birth cohort study of its kind has found more than 90 percent of a group of pregnant women in Central Indiana had detectable levels of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, the most heavily used herbicide worldwide. Researchers from Indiana University and University of California San Francisco reported that the glyphosate levels correlated […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: babies, baby, glyphosate, herbicide, pregnancy, Roundup, women

Women Who Clean At Home Or Work Face Increased Lung Function Decline

February 27, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Women Who Clean At Home Or Work Face Increased Lung Function Decline

Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Cleaning at Home […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: cleaning, home, house, kung, study, women

Is Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant Causing Cancer In Toledo?

December 12, 2015 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Is Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant Causing Cancer In Toledo?

Could a Davis-Besse nuclear power plant that has been shut down before for non-radioactive leaks be the cause of cancer in portions of the northwest Ohio, including Toledo. Davis-Besse nuclear reactor (power plant) is located on Lake Erie in Oak Harbor, Ohio, 20 miles east of Toledo. The reactor has been plagued with accidents and violations, […]

Filed Under: Nuclear Tagged With: babies, blood, breast, cancer, children, cows, disease, dna, drink, Food, genetic, health, human, infants, iodine, milk, nuclear, radiation, radioactive, women

Tampons, Sanitary Pads and Sterile Gauze Contaminated with Glyphosate

December 1, 2015 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Tampons, Sanitary Pads and Sterile Gauze Contaminated with Glyphosate

One hundred percent of the raw cotton and sterile cotton gauze contained glyphosate (a probably carcinogenic herbicide according to the World Health Organization) or its metabolite AMPA, according to a study by the Socio-Environmental Interaction Space (EMISA) of the University of La Plata, Argentina. Cotton swabs, wipes, tampons and sanitary pads were also found to […]

Filed Under: Monsanto Tagged With: allergies, blood, cancer, disease, health, monsanto, study, tampoon, toxic, women

Study Finds Major Toxins In Many Cosmetics

December 26, 2011 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Study Finds Major Toxins In Many Cosmetics

You won’t find lead or arsenic on the ingredients list of your favorite lip gloss or eyeliner, but a Toronto-based environmental group has tested dozens of cosmetics products commonly used by Canadian women and found virtually all of them were contaminated with heavy metals. Environmental Defence released a study Monday that shows Canadian consumers can’t […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: arsenic, cosmetic, cosmetics, lead, research, researchers, skin, toxin, women

Discovery of Bt insecticide in human blood proves GMO toxin a threat to human health study finds

August 18, 2011 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Discovery of Bt insecticide in human blood proves GMO toxin a threat to human health study finds

A new study out of the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, recently found Bt toxin, a component of certain genetically-modified (GM) crops, in human blood samples for the first time. Set to be published in the peer-reviewed journal Reproductive Toxicology the new study shreds the false notion that Bt is broken down by the digestive system, […]

Filed Under: GMO's, Health Tagged With: babies, blood, crops, Food, gene, gmo, health, human, study, toxic, women

Toxin from GM crops found in human blood, study

August 18, 2011 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Toxin from GM crops found in human blood, study

In the recent study, Scientists at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the University of Sherbrooke Hospital Centre in Quebec, Canada, found Bt toxin, a component of certain genetically-modified (GM) crops, in human blood samples for the first time. Set to be published in the peer-reviewed journal Reproductive Toxicology the new study shreds the […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: babies, blood, gmo, health, human, organic, study, toxic, women

Study shows protective benefits of DHA taken during pregnancy

August 18, 2011 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Study shows protective benefits of DHA taken during pregnancy

An Emory University study published in Pediatrics suggests consuming Omega 3 fatty acids during pregnancy helps protects babies against illness during early infancy. The randomized, placebo-controlled trial followed approximately 1,100 prenant women and 900 infants in Mexico. The women were supplemented daily with 400 mg of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) supplements in the algal form or […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: babies, dha, infants, pregnancy, study, women

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